William Joseph Hill
Songwriter
1899 – 1940
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Who was William Joseph Hill?
Billy Hill was an American songwriter, violinist, and pianist who found fame writing Western songs such as "They Cut Down the Old Pine Tree", "The Last Roundup", "Wagon Wheels", and "Empty Saddles". Hill's most popular song was "The Glory of Love", recorded by Benny Goodman in 1936, Count Basie in 1937, Peggy Lee in 1959, Dean Martin in 1966, Tom Rush in 1968, Eddy Arnold in 1969, Wizz Jones in 1970, Otis Redding, The Five Keys, Paul McCartney in 2012 and Bette Midler for the film Beaches.
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- Born
- Jul 14, 1899
Boston - Also known as
- Billy Hill
- Hill, Billy
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- New England Conservatory of Music
- Died
- Dec 24, 1940
Boston
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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